For as long as there have been women, there have been periods. It’s just taken a few millennia, give or take, to shake off the stigma of basic reproductive biology and acknowledge them publicly.

But what was once whispered is now shouted in today’s world of social media, #MeToo, and looming climate disaster. We’re armed with data – from shared experiences to statistics about the environmental footprint of ourselves and corporations. And we’re sharing that knowledge, in tweets and in open discussion. Not only is period-talk no longer taboo, but a documentary on period shaming won an Oscar this year.

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